Creationism spreading in schools, thanks to vouchers
Hanszen College junior Zach Kopplin authored this op-ed about how taxpayer-funded school voucher programs are enabling the spread of creationism. Separate articles profile Kopplin for his efforts to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act.NBCNews.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50486507#.UPgDRfLJ86sTeen activist continues fight against creationism in Louisiana classroomsChristian Posthttp://bit.ly/13EtCUk19-year-old activist fighting creationism in Louisiana schoolsInquisitr.comhttp://bit.ly/VKS7xC

Jon Kimura Parker conquers the Grieg concerto with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, is profiled for his career in music.Straight.comhttp://bit.ly/13HAIHJ

A prelude to the post-Chávez era
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in articles about the evolution of politics in Venezuela in the event of President Hugo Chávez’s death or incapacitation, the special election to replace deceased Sen. Mario Gallegos and immigration. An English translation of the Sanlian Lifeweek article is not available.Sanlian Lifeweekhttp://news.rice.edu/files/2013/01/SanlianJones2.pdfWhich Dem will fill Mario Gallegos’s seat?Texas Monthly Daily Posthttp://bit.ly/13HwWyhKXOF-TV(Laredo, Texas)http://bit.ly/S8i9tQ

Fringe spirituality
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor in Religious Studies, is quoted in an article about the television show "Fringe" and spirituality.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/ZXXwiR

The Grand Parkway Association update with David Gornet
David Gornet, lecturer in civil and environmental engineering, will speak at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Jan. 30.Fort Bend Starhttp://bit.ly/W2oXtp

Houston Museum District rolls out block party event this month
Rice is mentioned in an article about the annual Museum District Day.Houston Business Journalhttp://bit.ly/V8mdfU

Director Michael Cohn’s ‘Sacrifice’ to be filmed in The Woodlands
Rice is mentioned in an article about auditions for the film "Sacrifice."KHOU.comhttp://bit.ly/11zQ02N

Thirsting for a different pattern: A journey of reconciliation
Rice is mentioned in an op-ed about reconciliation.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/Vqjc86

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KTMD-TV
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, and David Medina ’83, director of multicultural community relations in the Office of Public Affairs, are quoted in a story about America’s shifting demographics. An English translation of this story is not available.http://bit.ly/U3GyQL

KAKE-TV(Wichita, Kan.)
Air China airlines is adding a nonstop flight between Houston and Beijing. University Representative Y. Ping Sun is quoted.http://bit.ly/XGqF2g

KSWO-TV(Wichita Falls, Texas)
Lovett College sophomore Mollie McDonnell and Elizabeth Gbordzoe, transportation manager, are quoted in a story about Rice’s Zipcar service.http://bit.ly/Vqszog

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nanotechnology to be woven into cotton
Scientists from Rice, the Dutch firm Teijin Aramid, the U.S. Air Force and Israel’s Technion Institute this week unveiled a new carbon nanotube fiber that looks and acts like textile thread and conducts electricity and heat like a metal wire. Matteo Pasquali, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of chemistry, is quoted.Cotton247.comhttp://bit.ly/WKBVbnCarbon nanotube fiber in textile thread formHobbySpace.comhttp://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=69

Leader of the pack
Alumna Ann Miller ’03 is profiled for her career in music.Stockton Record (Calif.)http://bit.ly/XcCrif

Export push reframes debate over fracking
Research by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is cited in an article about hydraulic fracturing.UKProgressive.co.ukhttp://bit.ly/VMfkzu

Portable planetarium goes on tour
Rice is mentioned in an article about an event featuring a Discovery Dome portable planetarium in California.Riverside Press-Enterprise (Calif.)http://bit.ly/W7z4uF

Outlandish college courses: The dirty dozen for private (non-Ivy League) schools
A Rice course on climate change appears on a list of "outlandish college courses."DailyCaller.comhttp://bit.ly/UwyLtT

SPORTS

Rice can’t keep up with Memphis
Articles recap a men’s basketball game between Rice and the University of Memphis.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/10BzD6zMemphis 77, Rice 51CBSSports.com (Coverage of this game also appeared in the Bradenton Herald, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and nearly 20 other media outlets.)http://cbsprt.co/XaaAPV

Memorial’s Womac excited by chance to play close to home
Memorial High School football player Brian Womac plans to play for the Rice Owls next season.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/10zt6JN

NEWS RELEASES

Eliminating or curtailing mortgage interest deduction would have modest long-run effects on economy, Rice University study finds
Eliminating or curtailing the mortgage interest deduction would initially result in declines in housing prices and investment but would have only modest aggregate macroeconomic effects in the long run, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.http://news.rice.edu/?p=39359

About Patrick McLaughlin

Patrick McLaughlin is a news assistant in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs. Patrick is responsible for production of the daily newsletter Dateline Rice and maintaining databases of metrics of mentions of Rice in the news media.

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